Where does “tūba” come from?

tūba (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic *dūbā, from Proto-Germanic dūbǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

tūba (Old High German): dove, pigeon

Definitions

  1. dove, pigeon

Ancestry of “tūba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*dūbā—
2Proto-Germanicdūbǭdove, pigeon
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “tūba”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dūbǭ →